After 3 weeks of building the confidence, and 10 minutes of looking at my phone hoping that my parents would say I had to be home, I finally went to my schools GSA.
I was absolutely terrified, I’m not exactly out at school yet, and had no idea who I’d see there. But I couldn’t be happier and I’m going to the next meeting!
Congrats! And…
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Sultana High School is censoring and discriminating against its Gay-Straight Alliance. The Hesperia, CA school is limiting the GSA from using LGBT-inclusive language and participating in activities like GLSEN’s Day of Silence and Ally Week.
Today is the first school day since news broke last week during Spring Break that the ACLU of Southern California sent a letter demanding the school district stop discriminating against the school’s GSA.
Tell them that they are not alone
As they return to school today, the GSA members could face retaliation for their decision to stand up to their school district.
Along with our partners at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, It Gets Project, and the California-based GSA Network, we want to send a clear message to Sultana High GSA members as they head back to school:
We are proud of you and we’ve got your back.
Will you join us? Click here to send your own message to the brave LGBT students and allies.
They believe that every student deserves to be safe and treated with respect, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Help us show them that people all across the country stand with them against discrimination.
Applications and Nominations for our 2013 Gay-Straight Alliance of the Year Award close this Sunday at midnight.
2012 winners from Blake High School in Maryland share what it was like to win and why you should apply.
So what are you waiting for? Apply today – we want to hear about how you’re rocking out with your GSA/QSA to make things better at your school.
WE are Gay Straight Alliance @ University High School.
We started about 2 months ago and we are 45 members strong!
We work to educate, advocate, and support the LGBT (and straight) community in Orlando, Florida!
And we are more than happy to say that more than half of our club members are straight Allies :’)
Bayli Silberstein, an 8th grade student in Florida, has been trying for a year to create a Gay-Straight Alliance, a student-led club to combat the name-calling and bullying she and her friends face at school. But in an underhanded attempt to stop Bayli from forming the Gay-Straight Alliance, the school board is considering banning ALL extracurricular clubs.
The school board will be discussing the proposal on February 18, so we’ve got to act now to mobilize a public response. Join us in calling on the Lake County School Board to stop the assault on students’ freedom of expression.
I haven’t really posted any personal things on this blog in awhile except for when I rant and let out fumes but I guess this is a rather “important” chapter of my life haha. So for those who don’t know, my school just recently re-formed it’s GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) club. Long story short: there was one made when I was a freshman but got “disbanded” due to the lack of members and other issues, but now Junior year (2013) it has been REVIVED! :)
Anyways I’m co-president with my good friend Annie and I’m really happy with the way things have progressed so far. While it was rather sudden/abrupt having “re-started” the club literally in the middle of the school year (4 months before school ends) i’m REALLY glad we did. Not only do we have a nice amount of members showing up to the meetings/participating in the events but the club itself is making a lot of progress ESPECIALLY considering how we just started from scratch.
In one month we…
and did I mention this was all done in literally a month? :DD and there’s so much more we have planned right now including movie day, day of silence, poster making, visiting Pride for Youth as a club, etc. Really really happy with the way things are going and couldn’t be happier with the board members who are helping me making this club more successful.
but yeah I guess this is just an update on my life for those who care haha :) hope everyone’s having a GREAT SPRING BREAK! I know I already am (preparing to sleep 12+ hr a day every day this week) k yeah gnight people :P_
I want to start a GSA (Gay, Straight Alliance) at my school. I’m not exactly sure how I should go about doing it. If anyone has any tips and/or suggestions, I would be very grateful. Thanks!
We put together a Jump Start Guide for GSAs that should be helpful. Not only does it have info on how to start one, it’s got resource that you can use once you’re up and running!
And we made a video of our Top 10 Things To Do With Your GSA
As this is my last year here, I want to try and make it a different place for future LGBT students… I just don’t know how heavily my administrators will resist.
If there’s anything we can do, let us know! If your administration responds well to facts, our research department has lots of ‘em. And we’ve got some tips for GSAs once it’s up and running over at glsen.org/gsa
I am the president of my school’s Gay-Straight alliance. For ally week, we set up a table in our cafeteria where students could sign a pledge and have their photo taken. We thought that, this being our first year doing ally week, it wouldn’t be all that successful. we were wrong. In just four day, 123 people participated. This is a collage of those photographed.
This is why we do the work. Everyone at GLSEN, every teacher, and student, and volunteer, and every “Follower” on Tumblr. Each one of you. We do this work to make schools safer for LGBT students, we know it’s working, and with this award from Chase, we could do even more.
Will you pledge to choose GLSEN when voting begins on November 27? http://www.glsen.org/chase
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Before we get on with the post, it’s important to note that these are two groups of diverse people who are very unique in many ways! However, in light of the month, (and mainly due to the fact that a lot of the resources available online are for both groups), here is a compilation of resources for Asian and Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ people! Other masterposts can be found here (and don’t hesitate to add anything if you have resources to contribute)!
GLSEN Pages:
Other organizations:
Historical information from the US National Park Service:
Some LGBTQ+ Asian/Pacific Islander Creators:
Other Helpful/Informational Links:
